Brooklyn Pedestrian Killed by Repeatedly Reckless Driver Backing Into his Driveway
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No charges for a driver who hit a pedestrian as he was backing up into his driveway.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Marine Park
It’s Over! Street Safety Impediment Marty Golden Admits He’s a Loser
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Years of fighting street-safety efforts add up to one thing: Marty Golden is now retired.
Eric Gonzalez Convicts Drunk Driver of Manslaughter for Killing Cyclist on Gerritsen Avenue
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DOT installed a bikeway and other safety measures on Gerritsen after a drunk driver killed Sean Ryan.
Turning Cab Driver Severely Injures Senior on Nostrand Avenue
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A livery cab driver was arrested after severely injuring a senior on Nostrand Avenue this morning, a few blocks from where a woman was fatally struck by motorists while crossing Nostrand last month. Nostrand is one of Brooklyn's most dangerous streets for walking, according to the borough’s DOT pedestrian safety action plan.
No More Stalling: DOT Redesigns Gerritsen Ave After Teen Cyclist’s Death
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DOT will install a two-way protected bike lane and other traffic-calming measures on Gerritsen Avenue, the street next to Marine Park in southern Brooklyn where a drunk driver killed a teenage cyclist this summer [PDF]. On the night of July 19, Thomas Groarke, 24, overtook another driver on the left and sped into the wide painted median on […]
Eyes on the Street: Drivers Can Now Park All Over the E 38th Street Bike Lane
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Mere weeks after installing a parking-protected bike lane on East 38th Street in Marine Park, DOT removed the protection, caving to complaints about the narrower roadway even though the motor vehicle lane was still a roomy 12 feet wide. Streetsblog reader Jeffrey Diamond shot this video of how the bike lane, which is part of a project designed to improve bike access to the Jamaica […]